Thesaurus results for WIDGET

widget

noun

ˈwi-jət

as in gadget

an interesting and often novel device with a practical use manufacturers of all kinds of widgets for the do-it-yourselfer

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Recent Examples of widget To see if you have been selected, open up your Delta app on your smartphone and look for the widget icon in the upper right-hand corner of the app home screen that resembles the Delta logo with additional two stars. —

Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025 Imagine a town with two widget merchants. —

Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025 The new widget will include buttons that activate Copilot Vision or spoken AI conversations with one click. —

Jordan Novet, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025 Then through the Build-A-Look widget, shoppers can scroll through many items across categories, to change the outfit in different ways. —

David Moin, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for widget

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gadget

Noun

But Asghar says wearable gadgets can potentially handle some tasks more efficiently than a phone, like instant translations during a conversation.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
Greasy appliances, gadgets, and kitchen cabinets can all be cleaned with neutral oils.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 26 Feb. 2026